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INVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

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J; SILBER'l/IMI.A MBMORNDUM BOOKAND PAD.

N0. 294,920. PatGntedlVIar. l1, 1884.

UNrrEo STATES SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN, OF NEV YORK, N. Y.

MEMORANDUM- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application n'led June21, 1883.

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN, of the city, county, and Stateof New York,

have invented a new and Improved Memo# vmemorandum-books and pads; andit consists of the combination of parts, substantially as hereinafterfully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming lpart ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure lis a perspective view of my selfcopying memorandum book as itappears when. closed. Fig. 2 is a plan view, showing the book open andthe carbon paper and rneinorandumslip in position for writing thememorandum. Fig. 3 is a plan view ot' the book and carbon-paperattachment opened out, showing the construction of the attachment; andFig. 4 is a perspective view, on a reduced scale, of the carbon-paperattachment, showing the memorandum-book and pad at` tached in dottedlines.

The book A is a plain memorandum-book, of ordinary size-preferably of asize adapted to be carried in the coat-pocket. The slip pad or tablet Bis attached, by any suitable means, to the cover a of the book, outside,so that the book and pad are as one. The cover b of the book is formedor provided with the carbonpaper attachment C. In this instance thisattachment G is composed of the heavypaper flap d, that is attached tothe cover b of the book by the rivets or eyelets c c', the leaf f, thatis a trifle wider than the leaves of the memorandum-book, and the frameg, that holds the sheeth of carbon-paper. rIhe frame g is adapted tofold back upon the leaf j', and leaf j" is adapted to be folded inbetween the leaves of the book, as shown in Fig. 1, so that when thebook is closed leaf with frame g and carbon-paper h, serve as abook-mark, enabling the memorandum-book always to be opened at the rightplace, and the leaf f serves also to always hold the sheet h ofcarbon-paper in its proper place, so that when the book is opened formaking a memorandum it is only necessary to tip the frame g over 'uponthe right-hand side of the book,

BooK AND PAD.

Patent No. 294,920, dated March 1l, 1884.

(Model.)

to bring the carbon-paper into position for use, as will be understoodfrom Fig. 4. The book being open and the sheet of carbonv-pa per h,turned upon the right-hand side of the book, in making the memorandum,slip b2, taken'from the pad B, will simply be placed upon the sheet ofcarbon-paper h, as shown in Fig. 2, and the memorandum written upon theslip with an ordinary lead-pencil. rlhe menr orandum will be impressedor written through the carbon-paper upon the leaf of the book in exactfacsimile ofthe memorandum on the slip, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Theframe g and leaf f will then be raised off from the leaves of the booksufficiently to permit the sheet having the memorandum just written uponit to be turned. Then the book will be closed upon the leaf f,carbon-sheet h, and frame g to the position shown in Fig. l, and placedin the pocket ready for the next entry.

It will thus be seen that the book is veryiv convenient and easily used,and that by the use of the frame g the carbon-paper is always held inthe flat position and prevented from folding.

lIhe frame g may be made of metal, hinged at y g', and attached to theleaf f by the rivets or eyelets g2 g2; or it may be made of leather orof paper, or of any other suitable material. It' made of heavy paper, orof the same material as the leaf f, it may be made apart of the leaf;and if the frameg and leaff are both made of the same material as thecover b ofthe book, vthe cover, leaf, and frame might.all be made in onepiece.

The carbon-paper will be attached to the frame g with cement or in anyother suitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, with a memorandumbook, of the heavy-paper flap d,rivets or eyelets c c', a leaf, f, wider than the book-leaves, and theframe g, carrying a carbon-sheet, as described.

2. The book A, having pad B attached to one of its covers, incombination with the carbon-paper attachment C, attached to the othercover, substantially as described.

SAMUEL J. SILBERMAN.

W'itnesses:

H, A.' WEsr, C. SEDGwIoK.

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